"He was an excellent officer and should not have died in prison," Kohavi said.

Yemen's Houthis have threatened Israel in the past, including threats to attack Israeli vessels in the Red Sea and fire rockets and drones towards Israel.

Ben Gvir was barred from the Temple Mount on the grounds that, as an MK, he was required to coordinate his arrival beforehand.

Israeli security officials are also scheduled to arrive in Cairo to discuss the prisoner exchange issue.

The concern is less that the Jewish character of the state will disappear, and more the impact of being in the opposition will have on the budget going to the haredi community.

The British-born child whose parents are Israeli citizens, and lead an ultra-Orthodox Jewish lifestyle, has been hooked up to a ventilator at the Royal Children's hospital ever since she was born.

"Netanyahu's [public] statements caused the Mossad problems with clandestine disruption operations," said the former spymaster.

The lawmakers said that Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s announcement about the move to reopen the two offices “is deeply concerning.”